Want a sneak peak of the different papers that will be presented at the PAC World Africa Conference 2026?
Here’s a list of the accepted abstracts:
| Paper# | Abstract Title |
|---|---|
| PW01 | From Terminal to Control Center: Automated Signal Testing for Reduced Verification Time |
| PW02 | Double ended travelling wave fault location using unsynchronized data |
| PW03 | Generative Artificial Intelligence Agents for Data Extraction in Power Grids |
| PW04 | What is MMS? Beyond SCADA to Comprehensive Substation Intelligence |
| PW05 | Standardized Signal Lists: The Backbone of Efficient Substation Automation |
| PW06 | A Practical Approach to Securing SCADA Communications: Lessons from a stepwise pilot in the Western Cape Distribution operating unit |
| PW07 | Analyzing Recovery Issues for Redundant Time Synchronization in Power Utility Protection |
| PW08 | Digital Transformation of Distribution Management Systems – A Case of ZESCO Limited in Zambia |
| PW09 | Automation Generation Control and Grid stability |
| PW10 | Demystifying IT-OT Convergence: Strengthening Critical Infrastructure Security Through DMZ Implementation and Cross-Domain |
| PW11 | Automating Corrective Control – Deployment of a Wide Area Monitoring, Protection and Control System on the Zambian Interconnected Power System |
| PW12 | Setting Up a Well Architected Research and Development Innovation Platform for Developing, Testing and Productionalisation Emerging Technologies |
| PW13 | AI-Based Substation Operating Interlocking |
| PW14 | AI-Driven Predictive Protection and Control Framework for Smart Power Grids |
| PW15 | A Practical Guide to Designing and Deploying OT SDN Networks |
| PW16 | Evaluation of Ultra-High-Speed Line Protection, Traveling-Wave Fault Locating, and Circuit Breaker Reignition Detection on a 220 kV Line in the Kalahari Basin, Namibia |
| PW17 | Case Study: Enhancing Grid Reliability in the Presence of Inverter-Based Resources Through Advanced Oscillation Detection and Mitigation |
| PW18 | Maximizing Inverter-Based Generation Performance for PV and Storage Generation Facilities |
| PW19 | IEC 61850-9-2 Sampled Values Unleashed: Practical Insights from Digital Secondary Substation Projects in Africa with real world implementation |
| PW20 | Grid Forming Technology Integration to Legacy Power Systems: Opportunities and Challenges |
| PW21 | Maximizing Plant Potential and Enabling Grid Ancillary Support: Harnessing Microgrid Controllers for Peak Shaving and Energy Arbitrage in South Africa’s Evolving Independent Power Producer Market |
| PW22 | Digitization of Physical Layer Devices in Power Plants Incorporating Ethernet to Support Grid Stability & Resilience |
| PW23 | Enhancing Security in Substations: The Role of An Intrusion Detection System (IDS) in Substation Automation Networks |
| PW24 | Challenging Lifespan Myths: Obsolescence Management in Cyber-Physical Power Systems |
| PW25 | Evolving Practices for High-Quality SCD Files in Modern Integrated Substations |
| PW26 | DIGITAL TWIN: THE REVOLUTION IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROTECTION MAINTENANCE |
| PW27 | PacWorld Africa Conference 2026 – Abstract Proposal – Redundant But Not Resilient? Fixing NTP Failover, PRP Designs, and MACsec Gaps in Modern Substation Networks |
| PW28 | Auxiliary Power and Communication Link Failures in Generator Protection Systems: Operational Lessons and Recommendations Fibre Cable – Case Study |
| PW29 | Strengthening NTCSAs Wide Area Monitoring Capability: Current PMU Status, Data Delivery Challenges and Standardization |
| PW30 | Bus Transfer Application and Operational Failure Analysis on an 11 kV Reticulation System at a Coal-Fired Power Station |
| PW31 | Virtualisation Challenges in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems: A Case Study of Legacy Migration at Power Station Water Treatment Plant |
| PW32 | Digital Twins for Protection, Automation and Control: A Practical Pathway towards More Reliable and Adaptive Power Systems |
| PW33 | Forward or Reverse…in which direction should we go? |
| PW34 | The Role of IEC 61850 in Optimizing Substation Automation Systems and Configuration Tools Using a Bottom-Up Approach |
| PW35 | Comparative Analysis of Transformer Differential Protection Inrush Detection Methods under Various Energization Conditions |
| PW36 | AI-Driven Digital Transformation for Enhancing Industrial Physical Security in Unmanned Remote Operations: Physical Security Designs |
| PW37 | Upstream protection intertripping: A temporary solution to mitigate against the risk posed by accessing or working in close proximity to underrated switchgear |
| PW38 | IMPLEMANTATION OF AN IEC 61850 SAMPLED VALUES-BASED LINE PROTECTION FOR 132k SYSTEM |
| PW39 | Proposal for Protection Settings Adjustments for Inter-Turn Fault Detection in Air-Core Shunt Reactors |
| PW40 | Homologation and Acceptance Testing Protocol of Protection IEDs in ultra high Voltage Systems: Ensuring Power System Reliability through Compliance with the SIN Grid Code. |
| PW41 | Achieving Consistent Synchrocheck Behaviour Through Multi-Vendor IED Configuration Alignment |
| PW42 | From Oscilography to Implementation: The Disturbance Discussion Forum (DDF) as a Platform for Practical Learning in Power System Protection |
| PW43 | Analysis of Disturbances in Series Compensated Systems in the Presence of Subsynchronous Interactions |
| PW44 | Didactic Analysis of How IBR Modeling Changes Power Swing Dynamics and Protection Response in Low-Inertia Systems |
| PW45 | Real-Time Enhanced Situational Awareness: Integrating IEDs, TW, and Environmental Intelligence in Transmission Control Centers |
| PW46 | Performance Evaluation and Field Validation of a Double-Ended Fault Location Method via Teleprotection Using Transient Simulation Software in FAT Environment |
| PW47 | Digital Twin–Based Protection Testing for Smart Grids with High Renewable Variability |
| PW48 | Configuring and Testing a Multi-vendor Busbar Protection Scheme using IEC 61850 Sampled Values: An Experience Report from Cigré WG B5.74 |
| PW49 | Implementation of Regular IED Firmware Updates: How Can the Pain be Relieved? |
| PW50 | High Channel Density Fault Recording with IEC61850 Sampled Values – Challenges and Benefits |
| PW51 | Sustaining Legacy Software for Secondary Plant Systems at National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA): Virtualization Strategies, Challenges, and Future Outlook |
| PW52 | Where is the “I” in IED? I don’t see it and I’d like to see it becoming a feature in modern ‘IEDs’. |
| PW53 | Modernizing Transmission Grid Operations: Implementing Secure Remote Access and Automated Data Collection with NTCSA’s Engineering and Data Concencetrator Solutions (EADS) |
| PW54 | A Phased Migration Framework for Adaptive Protection in Legacy Transmission Substations with High DER Integration |
(Please note the list may change depending on our author submissions)
